Aljaž Cotman (born 26 April 1994) is a Slovenian

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er who plays as a

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for Austrian club SV Donau Klagenfurt. He was a member of the Slovenia youth national selections.

Club career

Cotman started his career in his hometown club

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from

Kranj Kranj (, german: Krainburg) is the third-largest city in Slovenia, with a population of 37,941 (2020). It is located approximately northwest of Ljubljana. The centre of the City Municipality of Kranj and of the traditional region of Upper Carniol ...

. He joined the youth ranks of

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side

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in 2010, signing a professional deal in 2012. However, he did not make an appearance for the senior team before his contract expired and he returned to his homeland. On 21 October 2013, he joined the Slovenian champions

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. He made his Maribor debut in a

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match against

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on 13 November 2013, where his team won the game 5–2. He made his fully professional debut in the Slovenian PrvaLiga on 17 May 2014 in a match against Gorica.

International career

Cotman was capped for Slovenia at all youth levels from under-15 to under-21.

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NZS profile

ÖFB profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cotman, Aljaz 1994 births Living people Footballers from Kranj Men's association football goalkeepers Slovenian men's footballers Slovenia men's youth international footballers Slovenia men's under-21 international footballers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players NK Maribor players NK Aluminij players NK Nafta Lendava players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Slovenian Second League players Austrian 2. Landesliga players Austrian Landesliga players Slovenian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Austria